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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Memphis, TN

May 4, 2022Lafayette County, Panola County, Yalobusha County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2022, 7:44 PM CDT for Lafayette County, Panola County, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2022, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2022, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 4, 6:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 6:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 4:29 AM CDT, 15 hours 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 4, 7:08 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette, Lee, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie, Tate and 2 more	52 min
May 5, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma	48 min
May 5, 2:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica	42 min
May 5, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tate, Tunica	46 min
May 5, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tate	31 min
May 5, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Marshall, Tate	45 min
May 5, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah	43 min
May 5, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Tippah	46 min
May 5, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Decatur	42 min
May 5, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Phillips	35 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.